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International Saami Day celebrated

The main celebrations will take place in the surroundings of the Russian Arctic city of Murmansk

06/02/2018

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Record snowfall blankets Moscow

Record snowfall has hit Moscow, downing thousands of trees and covering the Russian capital in almost half a metre of snow in less than 24 hours. Russia's Meteorological Office said on Monday (February 5) that more than a month's average of snow fell over the weekend.

05/02/2018

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Annual snow battle gets underway in Russia

The annual Yukigassen snow battle competition has begun in the northern Russian city of Murmansk.

05/02/2018

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EOC refuses Russian athletes cleared from doping participate in 2018 W

The International Olympic Committee declined a request for 13 Russian athletes, recently cleared of doping, to attend the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

05/02/2018

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IOC to review overturned ban on Russian athletes

The International Olympic Committee could appeal an overturned ban on Russian athletes accused of doping at the 2014 Sochi Games.

03/02/2018

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Russia remembers Stalingrad

Russians commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bloody battle.

02/02/2018

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Putin praises CAS decision to lift doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

The Russian president says the ruling proves the "vast majority of our athletes are clean."

02/02/2018

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Russian radio fight over Stalin's legacy

In Russia, the debate over Josef Stalin's legacy has spilled over into violence during a live on-air radio show.

01/02/2018

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Russia registers its first same-sex marriage — by mistake

Two men have been able to register their marriage in Russia, a first for the country.

01/02/2018

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Russian athlete welcomes the overturning of her doping ban

Elena Nikitina will also get the bronze medal she won at the 2014 Sochi Games returned to her.

01/02/2018

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Heavy snowfall and blizzards hit Moscow

The wintery weather is expected to continue in Moscow through the next several days with temperatures dropping down to -8 degrees celsius.

31/01/2018

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Progress made in Syrian peace talks

Delegates at a Syrian peace conference in Sochi have called for respect for the country’s territorial integrity and said the Syrian people alone should decide the shape of their government.

31/01/2018

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Russian sponsored Syrian peace conference opens in disarray

Russia's foreign minister was heckled at the talks whilst an opposition delegation refused to leave the airport in Sochi.

30/01/2018

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1500 attend talks in Sochi towards peace in Syria

Delegates have come together in Sochi to discuss peace in Syria but most opposition groups are boycotting the event.

30/01/2018

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Russian models slogging it out in China

Young models dream of making it to the catwalks in Paris. But many young girls are working long hours in China with little hope of achieving their dream.

29/01/2018

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Russian paralympics team banned from Winter Olympics in March for dopi

Some of the athletes will be invited to compete in five sports under a neutral flag.

29/01/2018

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Navalny released after arrest in Moscow rally

The Russian opposition leader had been arrested moments after appearing at an event where he urged people to boycott the vote

28/01/2018

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Pro-Navalny supporters protest in Russia

Hundreds of supporters of Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny take to the streets in a series of nationwide protests against the authorities.

28/01/2018

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Russian bans release of UK black comedy film 'The Death of Stalin'

Government figures say British director Armando Iannucci's movie insults the Russian people and mocks the country's Soviet past.

24/01/2018

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Crimean kids learn how to defuse landmines

In its recruitment drive, the Russian Army in Crimea is engaging with kids as young as 12, enthusing them about de-mining and defusing bombs.

23/01/2018

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President Vladimir Putin takes below-freezing Epiphany dip

With an election in March President Putin is pressing all the buttons in his search for a big turnout and thumping majority.

19/01/2018

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Putin takes traditional Epiphany dip in icy lake

Russia's president stripped off to his swimming trunks to observe an Orthodox Christian ritual

19/01/2018

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Girl critical after axe-wielding boy goes on rampage in Russia

The attacker, who left six people injured, also set fire to the classroom before trying to kill himself.

19/01/2018

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School stabbing injures teacher, 20 students in Perm, Russia

A teacher and 11 children were hospitalised Monday during a knife fight at a school in Russia, authorities said.

15/01/2018

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Russia accuses the U.S. of undermining Iran nuclear deal

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responds to President Donald Trump's claims the U.S. could lift its sanctions over Iran's nuclear missile programme.

15/01/2018

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Russian football club under fire for ‘racist’ tweet about own players

Spartak Moscow posted a video on Twitter alongside a message that appeared to refer to its own black players as “chocolates.”

13/01/2018